Jun 5, 2012
Low pressure crossed Cape Cod and entered the Gulf of Maine on June 2nd. An upper low approaching from the west intensified this system on June 3rd before slowly exiting the Gulf of Maine on the 4th through the 5th. An onshore flow gradually pivoted moisture around the periphery of this unusually deep surface low. The low and its nearly stationary moisture band triggered heavy rainfall across western Maine and eastern New Hampshire as tropical moisture was entrained into the system. It also prod
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 396513). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Sagadahoc County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.